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February 7, 2019

Winter storm watch for Camas, Washougal

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a winter storm watch for Camas-Washougal and the greater Portland-Vancouver metro area. The NWS predicts one to four inches of snow may accumulate…

February 7, 2019
Swimmers enjoy a warm day inside the cool waters of the Camas municipal pool, at Crown Park. The city will soon hold a "going away party" for the 65-year-old pool, which closed last year. (Post-Record file photos)

Turk talks historic pool’s past, future

With the city hosting a “Thanks for the Memories” party and demolition scheduled to begin before spring, the fate of Camas’ historic, 65-year-old, outdoor swimming pool should be well known throughout the community.

January 31, 2019
Swimmers cool off in the Camas municipal pool at Crown Park in 2010. The 65-year-old pool closed in 2018. (Post-Record file photo)

City of Camas will throw ‘going away party’ for pool

Camas Parks and Recreation Department is throwing a going away party for the city’s beloved, 65-year-old swimming pool, which closed in 2018, after city officials deemed the pool’s upkeep costs too expensive to maintain in the long-term.

January 31, 2019
The Georgia-Pacific pulp and paper mill in downtown Camas closed all but one paper line May 1, 2018, affecting nearly 250 workers. On Jan. 22, the federal government approved Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) benefits for the displaced Camas mill workers, who are now eligible for retraining benefits. (Post-Record file photo)

Displaced mill workers to get federal retraining benefits

Nine months after the beginning of a staggered layoff affecting nearly 250 employees at the Georgia-Pacific paper mill in Camas, laid-off workers have received some good news — the United States Department of Labor (DOL) Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) has certified the entire mill site, meaning displaced workers are now eligible to receive federal assistance for retraining and get extended unemployment and health insurance benefits.

January 24, 2019
D’Anthony Leslie Williams, 19, (pictured) is accused of robbing a convenience store in Kelso, Washington, on Jan. 22, and of murdering the store's clerk, 30-year-old Kayla Chapman. (Photo courtesy of Kelso Police Department)

Kelso murder suspect caught in Camas

A police hunt for a murder suspect accused of killing a Kelso convenience store employee during a robbery, ended in Camas Wednesday evening. Law enforcement officers from the Kelso, Camas…